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The Apu trilogy is the most celebrated work of Satyajit Ray, the greatest filmmaker ever to have emerged from Indian cinema. Pather Panchali (1955), Ray's extraordinarily accomplished debut feature, begins the story of Apu, a young boy born into a poor but loving family in rural Bengal, and continues in Aparajito (1957), when .. Read more

Starring Karuna Banerjee, Kanu Banerjee, Pinaki Sen Gupta
Director Satyajit Ray
Genres Drama, Indian Cinema

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The Apu Trilogy

The Apu trilogy is the most celebrated work of Satyajit Ray, the greatest filmmaker ever to have emerged from Indian cinema. Pather Panchali (1955), Ray's extraordinarily accomplished debut feature, begins the story of Apu, a young boy born into a poor but loving family in rural Bengal, and continues in Aparajito (1957), when adolesence and his growing independence bring both joy and sorrow. The World of Apu (1959), the final and most profoundly moving chapter in the trilogy, encompasses the extremes of joy and despair, ultimately reaching a conclusion that is among the most uplifting and life-affirming in cinema.

Starring Karuna Banerjee, Kanu Banerjee, Pinaki Sen Gupta
Director Satyajit Ray
Studio ARTIFICIAL EYE
Run time DVD: 5 hrs 33 mins
Certificate Certificate U
Genres Drama, Indian Cinema
Language DVD: Bengali
Subtitles DVD: English
Released DVD: 27 Jan 2003
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  • Ray's sensitive trilogy, based on two classic Bengali novels, follows the life of a poor village boy, from his birth to his progress to the city, school, university and an unexpected marriage during three decades to the 1940s, mirroring India's shift from

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    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

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    Rated - 5 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    A poetic, uplifting and moving trilogy of films

    It is difficult to put into words the almost overwhelming experience that these three films can bring to the viewer. I had seen the first film a couple of times and now dvd has made it possible to see the trilogy of films one after the other. The story is the deceptively simple one of Apu growing up in poverty in rural India, moving to the city to study and his subsequent marriage and work in the India of the 1950's. The director Ray, working with minimal resources, quite simply produces a masterwork. He has a painter's eye and the black and white images are simply ravishing. In fact, everyone involved in these films deserves the highest praise, not least Ravi Shankar for the music. I have never been to India but every frame of these films seem to be saturated with the reality of life in this poor country. A way of life that has probably gone on relatively unchanged for centuries. So much so that the presence of a train produces in Apu feelings of tremendous excitement and you can sense the great continent opening up to him. Without giving anything away there are two deaths in each film and they are incredibly moving in their presentation on screen. One of these is a spiritual death rather than a physical one and leads to a re-birth. Intrigued? Take a rental and be amazed at the power of these wonderful films.

      • Zamy from London
      • Posted 23 Mar 2005 16:38

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    Rated - 4 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    The World of Apu

    Having suffered privation and tragedy as a child in 'Pather Panchali' and 'Aparajito', the adult Apu now finds that fate has saved up the worst for last. He has it tough but such is Ray's gifted handling of the material that it makes for an extremely affecting film that features a delightful depiction of young married life and an outstanding performance from Chatterjee as the beleaguered hero.

      • RJNeb2
      • Posted 05 Feb 2008 unknown

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